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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
boy
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
boys
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
Buster
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From this reading “Poor old Buster!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
excitement
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
fat
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
further
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
George
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
getting
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
going
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From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
hand
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
He's
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
held
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
It's
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From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
Jack
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
Josh
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From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
long
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From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
Nick
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
old
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From this reading “Poor old Buster!
Poor
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From this reading “Poor old Buster!
rest
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
said
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
see
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
sighed
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somehow
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
spoke
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
still
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story
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
strait-jacket
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From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
strong
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
sure
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
thinking
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s going to be a strait-jacket for him before long!” sighed Josh.
trembling
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
understood
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
upper
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
violence
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
way
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
weak
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From this reading He’s sure getting weak in the upper story,” said George.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
word
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From this reading But Jack spoke not a word; for he could somehow see further than the rest of the boys, and understood that Nick held a strong hand.
you're
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From this reading “Oh! is that the way you’re thinking?” said the fat boy, still trembling with the violence of his excitement.
